Police in Bushenyi district have arrested Gareeba John and Tumwebaze David, suspected of killing their mother, Kyomugisha Janivah 52 years, in a dispute over land. The suspects and the deceased are all residents of Ruharo, central division in Bushenyi district.
The incident was reported to police by Ndyanabo Panklasio 59 years Chairman LC.II Ruharo ward, Central division, Bushenyi -Ishaka Municipality.
Its alleged that on 11th September 2024 at around 9:30am, Ndyanabo received information from a herdsman identified as Remegio that there was a dead body of a female adult lying along the road from Omuruhita TC to St Augustine Secondary School. The incident was later reported to police for action , a casefile of suspected murder registered vide CRB: 790/2024 and inquiries commenced.
While at the scene, police detectives introduced a sniffer dog that picked scent and tracked up to the deceased’s residence. The body of the deceased was conveyed to Ishaka Adventist Hospiatal for examination on Pf 48A and pf 48B.
Upon conducting postmortem, it was established that the deceased had strangulation marks in the neck, soft tissue injury on the right frontal aspect, burst internal vessels of the face and neck thus confirming cause of death as “strangulation”.
The Greater Bushenyi Police Spokesperson SSP Marcial Tumusiime confirmed this incident to press stressing that inquiries into the matter are still at hand.
End.
